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In the year 1968
521 Notable deaths
Borys Liatoshynsky
Ukrainian composer, conductor, teacher (1894–1968).
Born December 22nd, 1894 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1968 at 73 years old in Kyiv.
Abel Bonnard
French writer, poet and politician.
Born December 19th, 1883 in Poitiers.
Died May 31st, 1968 at 84 years old in Madrid (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Eleonora Sears
(1881-1968) american tennis player.
Born September 28th, 1881 in Boston.
Died March 16th, 1968 at 86 years old in Palm Beach.
Hans Cramer
German general.
Born July 13th, 1896 in Minden.
Died October 28th, 1968 at 72 years old in Minden.
Antonio Porchia
Italian argentinian poet (1885–1968).
Born November 25th, 1886 in Conflenti. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1968 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires.
Gustaf Larson
Automotive pioneer, swedish engineer, swedish founders of automobile manufacturer.
Born July 8th, 1887 in Sweden. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1968 at 80 years old in Båstad. [ref]
Shmuel Dayan
Israeli politician (1891-1968).
Born August 8th, 1891 in Zhashkiv. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1968 at 77 years old in Nahalal.
Vasyl Makukh
Ukrainian nationalist activist (1927-1968).
Born November 14th, 1927 in Kariv. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1968 at 40 years old in Kyiv (self-immolation). [ref]
Félix Kir
French politician (1876-1968).
Born January 22nd, 1876 in Alise-Sainte-Reine.
Died April 26th, 1968 at 92 years old in Dijon.
Santos Iriarte
Uruguayan footballer (1902-1968).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Canelones.
Died November 11th, 1968 at 66 years old in Montevideo.
Cai Tingkai
Chinese general (1892–1968).
Born April 15th, 1892 in Luoding Zhilizhou.
Died April 25th, 1968 at 76 years old in Beijing.
Elly Ney
German pianist (1882–1968).
Born September 27th, 1882 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 31st, 1968 at 85 years old in Tutzing.
Walter Tewksbury
Athletics competitor (1876-1968).
Born March 21st, 1876 in Ashley.
Died April 24th, 1968 at 92 years old in Tunkhannock. [ref]
Carlos María de la Torre
Ecuadorian catholic cardinal (1873–1968).
Born November 14th, 1873 in Quito.
Died July 31st, 1968 at 94 years old in Quito.
Siegfried Rasp
German general (1898–1968).
Born January 10th, 1898 in Munich.
Died September 2nd, 1968 at 70 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Phyllis Nicolson
Mathematician (1917–1968).
Born September 21st, 1917 in Macclesfield.
Died October 6th, 1968 at 51 years old in Sheffield (breast cancer).
Martin Frič
Czech film director, screenwriter and actor (1902–1968).
Born March 29th, 1902 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1968 at 66 years old in Prague. [ref]
Hertha Sponer
German physicist and chemist.
Born September 1st, 1895 in Nysa.
Died February 27th, 1968 at 72 years old in Ilten.
Leo Huberman
American scholar (1903–1968).
Born October 17th, 1903 in Newark.
Died November 9th, 1968 at 65 years old in Paris.
Tina Pica
Italian actress (1884-1968).
Born March 31st, 1884 in Naples.
Died August 16th, 1968 at 84 years old in Naples.
Adnan Kapau Gani
Indonesian politician (1905–1968).
Born September 16th, 1905 in Palembayan.
Died December 23rd, 1968 at 63 years old in Palembang.
Margaret Seddon
American film actress (1872-1968).
Born November 18th, 1872 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 17th, 1968 at 95 years old in Philadelphia.
Ivar Tengbom
Swedish architect (1878-1968).
Born April 7th, 1878 in Vireda parish.
Died August 6th, 1968 at 90 years old in Drottningholm.
Elvia Carrillo
Mexican politician.
Born December 6th, 1878 in Motul. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1968 at 89 years old in Mexico City.
Ilias Tsirimokos
Prime minister of greece (1907-1968).
Born April 26th, 1907 in Lamia.
Died July 13th, 1968 at 61 years old in Athens.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 521
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